Means employed in totalizing data



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L. S. GRAHAM ET AL.

MEANS EMPLOYED IN TOTALIZING DATA..

FILED 0m24.191s.

Jan. 16, 1923.

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L. s. GRAHAM ET AL. MEANS EMPLOYED IN TOTALIZING DATA.

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FILED OCT. 24, 1919.

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Patented Jan. 16, 1923.

' UNITED STATE-s- PATENT OFFICE."

LOUIs s. GRAHAM, JOHN W. ROBERTS, AND STANLEY Woon, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

MEANS EMPLOYED IN TOTALIZING DATA. v v l `Application led October 24, 1919.` vSerial No. 33.3,017.

To all who-mzt may concer/ni.'

Be it known that we, LOUIS S. GRAHAM,

JOHN W. ROBERTS,v andSTANLEY VOOD, citi-l zens of the United States, residing at Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful lri'iprovements in Means Employed in Totalizing Data, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improved tem` for accumulating and totalizing n-umerically expressed data acquired from dit'- ferent sources or from the same source at different times. Y

Our linvention is adapted for'use'in conjunction with or as part of a bookkeeping or accounting system, to collect and totalize election returns, or for any otheruse where it is necessary or desirable to totalize reports or data received from diilerent sources.

The object of our invention is to provide a system of the character mentioned whereby information or data obtained from more than one sourcemay be rapidly and accurately totalized, by the elimination of any either mentally or by means Ofan ordinarytranscribing or re-arranging of the basic'` data for that purpose. Arfurther object of our invention is to provide a. system whereby the Original records and data. shall be preserved and become a part ofv the permanent records. A further object of our invention is to provide a system whereby each report as received from the variousl departments, branches, or sources Vmay be immediately placed in its proper location regardless of the Order in which they are received. Other objects will appear hereinafter.

In carrying out our invention the various reports are made upon uniform blanks and a master sheet is provided having means for securing thereto the original ,report sheets in overlapping positiomexposing but the column or columns of numerical data. As these are uniform blanks, it is obvious that the ligures relating to the same item will fall in horizontal columns where they may be totalized at the margin of the master sheet tabulating machine. Our invention, therefore, consists in a master sheet provided with means for attaching thereto in sequence data obtained from various sources and provided with -spaces for totalizing the said data. Should the data be received'from too many sources to be accommodated conven-` iently 'oni a single master sheet, a number of 55 mast-er sheets may belemployed and lthe totalized columns Jfrom these master sheets may be detached and secured in a similar manner to a' reoapitu'lation sheet similar to the master sheet and whereon the grand total may be totalized. AIvi/desired, the-basiereportsml7 be' formed on blanks wherein the columnv orj columns for the figures maybe detachable and these detachable portions may. be'secured to the master sheet in order in- 65 stead ofoverlapping the entire report sheets as above described. It is: also obvious that if the data is necessarily containedintwo or more columns that the same system mayt be lemployed and the totals of the several columns may be madevseparately by folding Vthe-report sheets so as to eXposevthe correspon'ding'columns in order. f Our invention 4will be'more readily under-l stood by reference -to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specifica-v tion and in which-f Figure l is agplan View of a master sheet embodying the' invention,l illustrating eral report blanks secured thereto,- portons thereofbeing broken away to better illustrate the invention. Figure 2 is axlongitudinal section of the same..

Figure 3` is a plan view of the upper por- 85 tion of ai recapitulation sheet such as is used. where large numbers of reports are to be totalized.

Figure liijs a plan View' of a modified form of master sheet.l i

Figure 5 isa planview of a report blank to be used in conjunction therewith.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure l, illustratinga modified form wherein the rei port blanks contain a plurality of columns port blanks attached to the master sheet and with the right-hand column folded under in each sheet to totalize the second column, and

Figure 8 is a longitudinalsection of Flgure 7.

Referringl now to Figures l and 2 of the drawings, l indicates the master sheet, and 2 the report sheets secured thereto. The report sheets are uniform blanks having a column 8 containing the items upon which the report is to be made and a column 4 to contain the numerically-expressed report. The

master sheet l at the right-hand side is pret erably formed with a similar column 3 stating the various items and a column 4 in which the figures contained in the several columns 4 are totalized. To the left of the column 3, the master sheet l is provided with means for securing' the report sheets 2 thereto in overlapped position, as shown in Figures l and 2, with the columns 4 exposed. This means preferably comprises summed lines 5. By moistening the under side of the extreme edge of a. sheet and placing it in proper position on the ",rrummed line 5, the original report sheet is readily secured in position. At the extreme left the sheet 1 may be provided with a binding margin 6. Each report should bear indicia 7 indicating its source. and the sheet l is provided with corresponding indicia 8 indicating where each sheet should be positioned. By this means each report when received may be placed in its proper position irrespective of the order in which they are received. It is obvious that after all of the report sheets for a single master sheet are received, the total may be readily ascertained in the horizontal columns and placed in the column 4.

If a larger number of report sheets are employed than can be conveniently accommodated upon a single master sheet` a recapit ulation sheet 9 is employed simrllur to the master sheet l, except that the indicia 5i thereon corresponds to indicia 8a at the top of column 4, and a line of perforations or scoring' 10 is provided at the left of column 3 of they master sheet whereby'the columns 3 and 4 may be readily detached and secured to the recapitulation sheet 9. It is obvious that this may be carried out as far as necessary to accommodate any number ot reports. To this end, the right-hand por tion of the recapitulation sheet is also scored or perforated as at 10.

As illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, we have shown a moditicd form wherein the items appearing in column Bot the master sheet are printed at the left-hand side of the sheet in a column 3a and the column 4 for totalizing is at the extreme right as in the first described form. Intermediate the columns blank form used with this modification contains aline of perforations or scoring l0 between the columns 3 and 4, so that the column of figures 4 may be readily detached and secured in position by means of the gum 5, as shown clearly in Figure 4 wherein one of the columns 4 is shown partially secured in position. A form of this character is less bulky for binding' or tiling than that shown in Figures l to 3 inclusive. It is obvious thaty the use of the device is identical with that before described.

In Figures 6 to 8 inclusive we have illustrated a further modification for use Where it is necessary to make the original reports f on sheets containing two or more columns of numerical data. As shown in said figures, we have illustrated the report sheets as containing three columns A, B and C. With this form of the device, the master sheet lis provided at the right-hand side with columns A., B and Cl corresponding to the report blanks. The several report sheets are secured to the master sheet as in the form illustrated in Figures l to 3. When it is desired to totaliz'e columns A the columns B and C are folded under. When it is desired to totalize columns B, the

columns C are folded under as illustrated in' Figures 7 .and 8; and when it is desired to totalize column C the sheets are unfolded or left in their original lat form. In either event it brings the columns A B or C at the right of the last column A, B or C, respectively, of the report sheets so that they may be readily totalzed.

We claim 1. In a system ot' the class described, :i master sheet in combination with a plurality of like report sheets bearing data similarly arranged, said master sheet being provided with laterally spaced means for attaching said report sheets thereto and said master sheet being provided with an appropriately designated totalization column for the items on said report sheets, substantially as described.

2. A device as set forth in claim lin which the report sheetscntain numericallyexpressed data adjacent one edge thereof, and the att-aching' means on the master sheet being laterally spaced so as to expose the numerically-expressed data, substantially as described.

3. A device as set forth in claim 1 in which the totalization column ofthe master sheet is separated from the body ot the sheet by a weakened line, in combination with a recapitulation sheet and means thereon for securing thereto a plurality of totalzation.

columns from similar master sheets, substu-n tially as described.

4. In a system of the class described, a master sheet in combination with report sheets having data thereon similarly arranged with numerical datzr in a column In testimony whereof We have signed our` thereon separated from the body of the sheet. names to this specification in the presence of by e weakened line, said master sheet being two subscribing witnesses.

provided With non-numerically-expressed .3 dataJ and with means for attaching the LOUIS S. GRAHAM.

. columns of numerically-expres: .ed data from JOHN W. ROBERTS.

the report sheets thereto in laterally spaced STANLEY XVOOD. relation, and a. tot-alization column on said VVt-nesses: muster sheet for said numerically-expressed JOHN F. ELDEN. Jr.,

l0 data, substantially as described. W. H. Boum. 

